Preparing for care after a guardian’s death... Miral Welfare Foundation and Kim & Chang provide legal support for families of people with developmental disabilities

[Financial News] Legal advice will be provided to families to help ensure that care for people with developmental disabilities continues even after their guardians pass away.
According to the Miral Welfare Foundation on the 26th, it signed an agreement with the Kim & Chang Social Contribution Committee on the 23rd to provide care for people with developmental disabilities after their guardians’ deaths and build a social safety net.
Over the next two years, the two organizations will provide legal advice on entrusting the care of children or siblings with developmental disabilities who are left behind after a guardian’s death, as well as on the process of consulting about legacy giving. Their goal is to establish a support system tailored to each stage of life for people with developmental disabilities who face challenges with decision-making and independent living.
They will also review legal issues related to integrated independent-living care programs for older people with developmental disabilities. These include housing, medical care, caregiving, guardianship and asset management, and they will also advise on contracts and informational materials related to the programs.
The Kim & Chang Social Contribution Committee will provide free legal lectures for guardians and family members on inheritance, gifts, caregiving and guardianship. The two organizations also plan to collaborate on public-interest campaigns and build up a body of support cases to develop a “legal model for legacy giving and care tailored to families of people with disabilities.”
The Ministry of Health and Welfare operates the “Public Guardianship Support Program” for people with developmental disabilities aged 19 or older who need decision-making support. The program supports petitions for guardianship rulings and the work of public guardians.
Jeong Hyeong-seok, standing representative of the Miral Welfare Foundation, said, “The greatest concern for parents of people with developmental disabilities is the life of the child who will be left behind after I pass away,” adding, “I hope that establishing a legal framework to support independent living will ease the anxieties of families of people with developmental disabilities and help build a strong social safety net.”

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